Mesut_Bakkal

Mesut Bakkal

Mesut Bakkal

Turkish football player and manager (born 1964)

Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.

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A midfielder, he played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Karabükspor, Manisaspor, and Samsunspor.[1] He was head coach of BB Erzurumspor until March 2021.

Career

Born in Kırıkkale to Circassian parents from Bilecik, Northwest Turkey,[2] Bakkal began playing football for local side Kırıkkalespor. He would later play for Denizlispor, Afyonspor, and İzmirspor before retiring from active play in 1994.

After his playing career ended, Bakkal became a football manager. He resigned as Gençlerbirliği's manager for the second time in his career, on 3 November 2008.[3]

In 2009 he received a UEFA Pro License.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Profile at TFF.org
  2. [2]
    Sever, H. (13 December 2009). "Denizlispor'da Çok Güzel Günlerim Geçti" [I spent a very good time with Denizlispor]. Sporx.com (in Turkish). Istanbul.
  3. [3]
    The round ball in Ankara: Bakkal Resigns
  4. [4]
    "Türkiye'deki ilk UEFA Pro-Lisans Güncelleme kursu başladı". Turkish Football Association. 25 December 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2021.


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